Think of 4 or 5 self-actualizing people you have known personally or have heard about. What do these people have in common? What are some of their outstanding qualities? Are they different from your own personal heroes and heroines, or are they the same people? In what ways do these people bear out Maslow's theories? In what ways does each differ from his model of self-actualization
Think of 4 or 5 self-actualizing people you have known personally or have
heard about.
What do these people have in common? What are some of their outstanding
qualities? Are they different from your own personal heroes and heroines, or are they
the same people?
In what ways do these people bear out Maslow's theories?
In what ways does each differ from his model of self-actualization
Abraham Maslow was a American psychologist who was instrumental in effecting the 'positive turn' in Psychology. His hierarchy of needs which proposed a list of human needs to be fulfilled in order for us to reach our highest calling, self actualization has been extremely influential within the discipline of psychology. Maslow's research into the traits and characteristics of self-actualizing people offers interesting insights for practitioners and common men to the kinds of actions and goals they need to pursue for a happy life.
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